Thunder forward Kevin Durant has come second in the draft and MVP votings, but nobody in the NBA can touch him nowadays when it comes to pitching products - whether it's shoes, video games or soft drinks. He leads our Commercials Rankings and No. 2 (Kobe Bryant) is not even close.

Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams said his left calf feels "good" and he'll be ready to go for Tuesday night's game in New Orleans. Williams suffered a left calf contusion in the final seconds of Sunday's loss to Memphis. He missed Brooklyn's two games before the All-Star break due to inflammation in both of his ankles. Since then, Williams is averaging 20.3 points and 8.5 assists and shooting 44.3 percent from the field -- 52 percent from 3-point range. "I feel better," he said. "I feel like the break helped and the (cortisone) shots helped and it's been a positive effect, and hopefully it continues to get better." Williams is shooting just 31.9 percent in the fourth quarter this season. He was more aggressive Sunday night, scoring eight points in the final period. "It's not like I haven't wanted to be aggressive, it's just like my ankles wear down quarter by quarter and toward the end of the game, it's like I have no lift," Williams said. "Now that they're feeling better, I'm just gonna try to keep attacking and keep the pressure on." ESPN.com

But sources indicated that Clippers owner Donald Sterling nixed the deal Thursday morning, not wanting to gamble on the team's chemistry being affected in any way down the stretch. My interpretation: we don't want to do anything that could, in any way, be held against us by assistant general manager Chris Paul this summer if we don't get far in the postseason. NBA.com

The Oklahoma City Thunder has signed guard Derek Fisher, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We are excited to welcome Derek back to the Thunder organization," said Presti. "He contributed to our team in various ways last season, and we are looking forward to him joining us again.” NBA.com

The Atlanta Hawks worked the phones right up to the deadline. Sources close to the process say Atlanta pulled Josh Smith off the market at 2:52pm, just eight minutes before the trade deadline. They worked the marketplace for days leading up to the deadline only to find that the return on Josh Smith would have been negligible and more importantly would have almost insured that Atlanta, the current 5th seed in the East, would have been knocked out of the playoffs based on the talent they got back for Smith. Atlanta was unwilling to trade a playoff berth and the money that comes with it, for the luggage they could have returned for Smith. HoopsWorld

The Oklahoma City Thunder are preparing to re-sign veteran guard Derek Fisher, according to sources familiar with the Thunder's thinking. Sources told ESPN.com that the Thunder, after trading Eric Maynor away last week before the NBA's annual trade deadline, have made plans to sign Fisher, who joined the Thunder for the stretch run in March 2012 after the Los Angeles Lakers dealt Fisher to Houston. The veteran guard will sign with the team Monday for the remainder of the season, according to multiple league sources. ESPN.com